Italy’s coronavirus death toll passes 10,000; doubles in one week

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Italy’s coronavirus fatalities have crossed 10,000, according to officials — more than double the number of deaths reported just one week ago.

In the past 24 hours, Italy suffered 889 additional deaths, bringing the country-wide total to at least 10,023 as of Saturday, and the nationwide mortality rate to 10.8 percent compared last week to 9 percent. The figures were confirmed and reported by Italy’s Civil Protection Agency.